YESS at West Leadership Academy

Good Morning West Community, Another year, come and gone. We have found ourselves at the parting of the ways. This will be my last blog of the school year until August, so take a look at what we did the last two weeks of class. The past two weeks have been designated for my students to work on their final projects. For those of you who are curious about what we have been doing, the other blogs should fill you in as to what the class has been getting themselves into. The final project I have had my students work on these last two weeks is a powerpoint presentation of three drugs that the group has researched.  The students each needed to answer six essential questions about the drugs, which you will find below:  1. What the drug is  2. How they are used  3. How they affect the brain 4. Effects of use 5. Addiction factors 6. percentages of teen use The students had a list of these drugs to chose from: Alcohol Anabolic Steroids Bath Salts / Cocaine

Good Morning West Community, I want to start of by thanking those of you who are reading and keeping up with my class here at West Leadership. I truly appreciate the support I have received from all of you as we are finishing the school year. As I am writing this post, the classroom here at West Leadership Academy want to send out my deepest condolences to all of the students and families who attend the STEM School out in Douglas County for yet another senseless gun violence act in Colorado. I cannot imagine how this community is feeling right now, let alone how the family of the student, Kendrick Castillo, who was killed is feeling. This is a time we can all use to reevaluate what is important to us and at the end of the day, make sure we tell the ones closest to us that we truly appreciate them and value who they are. I have made a donation for Kendrick Castillo's funeral cost, I hope all of you join with me and do the same below. https://fundly.com/stem-star-hero-kendric